ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8092802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Broomfield, Colorado

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home29.9%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone58.3%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.7 min → 25.5 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 29.9%▲ 10.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit3.2% → 1.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.1% → 58.3%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.3% ±1.5 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.3 pp
Work from home29.9% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 42,449 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,304± — MOE
Workers age 16+42,449± 689 MOE
Workers with travel time29,736± 837 MOE
Estimated home workers12,713± 753 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.